Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,349, Richard Dozier, Va.

SERVICE
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Dozier Richard
8349
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Rev War
8349
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File No. 8349
Richard Dyer
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 14th 32
Index: —Vol. 1st , Page 99
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12.265. Virginia
Richard Dozier Westmoreland in the State of Va: who was a P.S.T. — in the — commanded by Captain — of the Reg't commanded by Col. Lee — in the Va: time for —
Let's to Pensions agents at Washg. & Richmond April 13 - 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of $43 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of April 1833 and sent to R. D. Brown. Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 86.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept in 26.66 $108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 6

State of Virginia, Westmore= land County - To wit - {
On the 25 th day of January in the year 1833 before the Justices of the Court of the County aforesaid then in Session, personally appeared Richard Dozier, a resident of the said County, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed the 7 th day of June 1832 - That immediately after the rupture be- tween Great Britain & the then Colonies, he was enrolled as a private in the Militia of Virginia, in the County of Westmoreland, & was in the Summer of 1775 mustered in the Company commanded by Capt. Jos. Lane, attached to the Regt. in said County command- ed by Col. Richard Henry Lee - That very soon after the war of the Revolution opened, the River Potomac was occupied by a Hos- tile Fleet, from which the most distressing & savage warfare was carried on, & continued, except at very short intervals, thro' the whole war - As Westmoreland in its whole extent lies on the River Potomac, and was therefore at all times exposed to sud- den attacks from the enemy, an arrangement was made by which every Militia-man was required, under severe penalties for disobedience or failure, to repair at a minute's warning to any designated place of rendezvous, & bring with him his arms, ammu- tion, and three days provision - This was the condition in which the Militia of Westmoreland stood during the whole war, be- sides being liable at the same time to the occasional Drafts from the whole body of the Militia of the State - That under the foregoing arrangement numerous calls were made on the Mili- tia of Westmoreland to take the field in mass - in all which he, the said Dozier was included, & turned out - But not hav- ing now, or at any time, the aid of records, or other written memo- randa of the years, & the particular periods in each successive year, when these calls were made & answered, that he the

said Dozier cannot now, after such a lapse of time recall to a memory, impaired as that faculty in most men is by the pressure of eighty five years of laborious exertion both of body and mind to gain an honest support, the particular years, and the particular periods in those years, at which he was required to perform, and did perform, military duty in the war of the Revolution. That As his memory will not allow him to be explicit in regard to dates so far back, yet there are circumstances still graven on that memory which nothing can erase - These are the hardships endured in the performance of those tours - That an indelible recollection of these, so often recurring to the mind, & as often recounted to others, associates in the memory the particular tours of duty in which these hardships occurred. That therefore, tho' he is well satisfied that he performed in the course of the war many other tours of duty, he has the most distinct recollection of having performed eight tours, at different times, making an aggregate service of thirteen months - That the first of the aforesaid tours was performed under Capt Jos: Lane in the year 1775 - Rendezvous Hickory Hill - thence to the Potomac at different points, served one month - 2 d Tour I performed was two months under Capt Edwards - Rendezvous - Nomony Ferry - The 3 d Tour was under the same Capt, Rendezvous Nomony Ferry - and was for one month - The 4 th Tour was for one month - Same Capt Same Rendezvous - The 5 th Tour was for two months - Same Capt Same Rendezvous - The 6 th Tour was for two months - Same Capt Same Rendezvous - The 7 th Tour was at Nomony Ferry to guard Boats - one month - The 8 th Tour was a Draft for six months - That he was marched, in pursuance of this Draft, under the command of Capt Edwards, as far as Price's Tavern in King George County - after remaining there some time, associated with other troops, was marched to Leeds Town on the River Rappahannock where he remained till a few days before Capt Edwards marched to the siege of York, when I was

he was taken sick, and had leave to go home, having perform- ed Three months service of the six for which he stood Draft- ed - That before he recovered sufficiently to rejoin his Com- pany, the siege of York was over, his company discharged, not called out again - That for the thirteen months service thus rendered by him as a private in the Militia of Virge- nia in the war of the Revolution he claims a Pension un- der the provisions of the aforesaid Act of Congress - That he has no documentary evidence of his aforesaid service; nor does he know any one now living who could prove it. That the evidence of his service herewith exhibited is all he can obtain. That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension or annuity, except the present; and declares, that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State - That in answer to the interrogatories from the Court , he says, that he was born in the County of Westmoreland in the year 1748, & is now eighty five years old - That he has no re- cord of his age - That he resided in Westmoreland County, when he was called into the service, in the manner stated in the foregoing Declaration - That he has resided ever since, & now resides in the said County - That he never was associated in service with any portion of the regular Army, and therefore had no personal knowledge of its officers, or with its Regiments & corps - The theatre & circumstances of his service were near his home, and are as stated in the Declaration - That he never received a written discharge from any service in which he had engaged - That he knows, & is known by, every respect- able man in Westmoreland County - and that all who are advanced in years, will testify to the fairness of his ha- ndling & state their belief that he was a revolutionary Sol- dier - That he is well known to the Rev d Sam l Temple- man, Gen l John P. Hungerford, & to every Justice of West- moreland County Court -
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and date aforesaid
Richard Goggin

We Samuel Templeman a Clergyman residing in the County of Westmoreland, and Richd. Brown residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Richard Dozier who has subscribed, sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood of his residence to have been a revolutionary soldier; and that we concur in that opinion -
Samuel Templeman
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day & date aforesaid
Richd. T. Brown
And the said Court as hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Samuel Templeman who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Westmoreland; and that Richard T. Brown who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
I William Hutt, Clerk of Westmoreland County Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Richard Dozier for a Pension - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed
The Seal of my Office, on this 30 th day of January 1833 in the year one thousand, eight hundred and thirty three; and in the year of the Commonwealth, the fifty eighth - fourth
William Hutt

Richard Dozier
This Paper in- dicates the objections to the Declaration of Richard Dozier-
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R. T. Brown, Esq. Present

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Richard Dozier which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Witnesses—
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes  X
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 —
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
‡QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.